International Trade Surveillance Tests for Small Ruminants in 2015

APHA testing laboratories performed tests on Small Ruminants samples in 2015, paid for by international trade surveillance contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. The data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service and is Crown Copyright from 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze test volumes for different small ruminant species based on the species and number of tests fields.
• Monitor disease surveillance trends for international trade based on the year and test description fields.
• Compare testing protocols and codes used for different animal classes based on the species class and test code fields.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 12-month period in 2015.
• Includes explicit fields for test description and the number of tests performed.
• Originates from an authoritative government laboratory (APHA).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) testing laboratories, UK.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken on samples paid for by international trade surveillance contracts.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source organization.